Cobordism genera can often be refined to $E_\infty$-orientations in the sense of Ando-Blumberg-Gepner-Hopkins-Rezk: 1) the mod 2 Euler characteristic $MO\to H\mathbb{F}_2$; 2) th …

The Thom spectrum MO is a module over the ring spectrum π≤0S=HZ, where S is the sphere spectrum. In particular, MO is equivalent to the Eilenberg-MacLane spectrum Hπ*(MO). On the o …

Can anyone tell me if there is a Mayer-Vietoris sequence for an arbitrary homotopy pushout (hence homotopy pullback) of spectra and an arbitrary (co)homology theory. If this comes …

Let $k$ be a field. There are two natural categories to consider: The category of simplicial commutative $k$-algebras. The category of connective $E_\infty$ $k$-algebras (i.e., …

I have seen some similar questions to this one on here recently, so I hope this isn't redundant. Basically, suppose I have two cofiber sequences of spectra (or perhaps just work i …

We have a well defined notion of complex orientation for a spectrum (coh. theory) $E$, that is, we have a class $x_E\in \tilde{E}^2(\mathbb{C}P^\infty)$ which restricts to identity …

Let $E \to F$ be a morphism of cohomology theories defined on finite CW complexes. Then by Brown representability, $E, F$ are represented by spectra, and the map $E \to F$ comes fr …

I am looking for a direct proof that the quaternionic hopf map generates (after suspension) the 3rd stable homotopy group of spheres. There are some related MO questions, for examp …

I am trying to compute $ [\mathbb{HZ}/4,\mathbb{HZ}/4 ]$ the mod 4 Steenrod Algebra. For some reason, I need to work it out till dimension 6 or so. My approach is to use the cofibe …

Does anyone know of any computer calculations of the E2-term of the Adams-Novikov spectral sequence at p=2? I'd love to get my hands on this data.

While preparing some lecture notes, I had a basic point of confusion come up that I haven't been able to settle. The $BP$-Adams spectral sequence (or $p$-local Adams-Novikov spect …

The Barratt-Quillen-Priddy theorem says in one interpretation that there is a weak equivalence of spectra $K(FinSet) \simeq \mathbb{S}^0$. In other words K-theory groups of finite …

Let $T$ denote the thom spectrum over $\Omega S^{2}$ defined by the map $1+3: \Omega S^{2} \to BG_{3}$ where $1 +3$ is a unit in $3$-adics. Here $G_{3}$ is the unit component o …

In the proof of the Nilpotence Theorem, or at least in Ravenel's account of it in his Orange Book, a sequence of spectra are used, denoted $X(n)$ with $X(0)=\mathbb{S}$ and and $X( …

It is a theorem of Neil Strickland's that the category of harmonic spectra (i.e. the category of $p$-localized spectra localized at the infinite wedge of Morava K-theories) has no …